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San Tai took a half step back, leaning her back against a flat stone wall, her hands clasped in front of her abdomen, completely suppressing her overwhelming aura.

"Okay, don't be so tense."

The three of them switched to a casual, conversational tone.

"In your bedtime stories, do you portray the Guiyuan Group as madmen who think about destroying the world every day?"

An Changqing kept his lips tightly shut and did not answer.

San Tai continued speaking without a care, kicking a piece of gravel with his toe, which rolled into a dark corner.

"Okay, I admit, the seniors went a little too far."

The three platforms spread their palms out.

"But it has nothing to do with me, right? My mom wasn't even born back then. Stop being so hostile towards me, it makes me really sad."

This can be considered a proactive expression of goodwill, which is extremely rare for a ninth-tier powerhouse with absolute dominance, especially considering that she is associated with an evil organization.

Chen Guan remained hidden in the back, pretending to be invisible, and neither confirmed nor denied anything.

An Changqing's heaving chest slowly leveled off.

As the son of the president of the Superpower Association, he received a proper education from a young age and would not be fooled by a few words.

No matter how well-crafted the excuses are, they can't hide the fact that Guiyuan Group treats people like dirt.

But the current situation doesn't allow him to lose his temper. The outside world has already collapsed into ruins. To break ties with a ninth-level expert in these thousands-year-old underground ruins would be tantamount to leading everyone to jump off a cliff.

An Changqing let the cold air from underground rush into his throat, using the coolness to suppress the burning desire within him.

"I absolutely disagree with this fallacy, but there's no point in saying more right now."

An Changqing met the woman's gaze: "However, those people who used heavy firepower to blow up Qian Yongnian's convoy in the tunnel just now, that wasn't the work of your Guiyuan Group, was it?"

This is a very important question, as it determines the status of the three agencies as they arrive.

Long Ao immediately perked up his ears, and the fireball in his palm lit up several degrees, illuminating the face of the man on the third platform.

Upon hearing this, San Tai scoffed, "Those idiots?"

Her words were utterly filled with disdain.

"They are mercenaries of the Blood Wolf Gang, just a bunch of hyenas who will do dirty work for money."

She reached out and tugged at the collar of her trench coat.

"It's really insulting to talk about such a low-level bandit gang with our Guiyuan Group."

"They have absolutely no connection with the Guiyuan Group. The truck was loaded with the goods I wanted. My original plan was that if you win, I'll rob you; if you lose, I'll rob them."

She shrugged nonchalantly; she wouldn't admit that the group of colored pencils were her colleagues.

These two children in front of us still have a promising future, and we can say "don't underestimate a young person's potential," but that group of people... let's fast forward to the tears of the tomb raiders.

"Okay, you talk too much."

She could tell from San Tai's indifferent attitude.

An Changqing is the kind of person who gets all excited when given a little encouragement. He takes advantage of the fact that she won't kill him, so he keeps asking questions like a clueless child.

That kid was right; San Tai really couldn't just slap that brat to death.

San Tai strode ahead, feeling dejected. She pulled a lollipop from her pocket, the crisp sound of the wrapper tearing echoing through the aisle, mingling with the sound of her leather shoes on the ground.

Chen Guan lagged behind at the end of the line, pondering what the three men had just said.

Even though I'm a full-time employee, I feel like I'm working for an outsourced company, and I don't know a lot of information.

Glancing at Long Ao out of the corner of his eye, Chen Guan immediately felt relieved. Compared to Long Ao, he was already much better off.

The corridor ahead narrowed further and further, and as you walked, a third door blocked your way.

This time, the door was not sealed more tightly; instead, it was completely bare, without any restrictions whatsoever.

Long Ao took two quick steps forward, his blood and qi surging through his muscles to his palms. The moment his palms touched the stone surface, the two doors swung open inwards.

He raised his eyebrows, fully prepared for some hidden mechanism or weapon to suddenly pop out, but it opened so easily, which surprised Long Ao.

Behind the door was a cramped, secret room of about 30 to 40 square meters. This time, there were no murals around the room, and at the very center of the far end of the room was a square stone platform about half a person's height.

The top of the stone platform has a recessed groove, just the right size to fit an adult's fist, but it's empty right now.

Damn, after running around for so long, it's just an empty box.

This is awkward. We've built up the atmosphere so well, but where's the baby?

The big red thing got stolen by the mouse.

An Changqing walked past the crowd, squatted down in front of the platform, aligned his gaze with the platform surface, and ran his fingers along the edge of the stone platform.

A layer of dust settled on his fingertip. He stared at the inner wall of the groove again. The dust accumulation on the inner circle was more than one layer thinner than on the outside, and there were some irregular scratch marks at the bottom.

An Changqing stood up and pointed to the scratches: "Judging from the thickness of this dust, the other party hasn't been here long."

After a moment's thought, he concluded: "At most two years."

Chen Guan immediately pieced together the logic: a third party had sneaked into the ancient temple before they arrived and stolen the core artifacts from the altar.

Who could it be? Chen Guan had absolutely no answer.

This ancient building was buried deep in the mountains. If they hadn't accidentally collapsed the tunnel, it probably would have remained buried there for many more years.

Either there are other ways to enter this ruin, or someone knew in advance that there was something in this mountain and used spatial abilities to get in.

The three people leaning against the back stepped forward, dropping the plastic candy stick they were holding onto the bluestone slab.

She stared intently at the dent, her anger evident in the corners of her eyes. A smack of her lips broke the silence, and the duck that was about to be eaten flew away.

How dare someone steal her things?! This isn't how the script was written!

Shouldn't she have taken the treasure away safely, leaving behind a few children crying and wailing after getting nothing?

She averted her gaze from the empty stone platform, the playfulness on her face vanishing instantly, replaced by undisguised annoyance in her beautiful eyes.

San Tai turned around and walked out of the secret room, looking as if he was about to blow up this wretched place again in the next second.

"etc."

Chen Guan's voice suddenly rang out. He had been hiding at the back of the line, but now he walked behind the empty altar.

All eyes turned to that direction.

Chen Guan stretched out his hand, placed his palm on the bare stone wall behind the altar, and closed his eyes to feel it.

"It's windy here."

He was concise and to the point.

wind.

An Changqing and Long Ao's expressions changed instantly. How could there be wind in this place deep in the mountains?

Long Ao took two steps forward and, imitating Chen Guan, placed his hands on the cold stone wall.

A moment later, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"There is indeed an airflow, very weak, but it is real."

A very thin crack is hidden where the stone wall meets the ground; it is impossible to spot without careful observation.

A barely perceptible wisp of air was seeping out from the gap.

On the other side of the wall lies the outside world!